IUD Question?

Question

I am currently pregnant with my second child and i am exploring my birth control options for after this baby. I was thinking about an iud but had some questions....
How long after i have the baby will it be put in?
Any horrible side effects?
Will it alter my ability to have children in the future?
Most of all...Will my partner be able to feel it?

Answer 1

http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/iudinfo.htm
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_iud.html
http://www.pamf.org/teen/sex/birthcontrol/iud.html

Answer 2

Congratulation on being pregnant I am too. I just talked with my doctor about the IUD.
It lasts up to 5 years and most people don't get there period after about a year of having it!
The IUD is put in 6 weeks after the baby you CANNOT have sex in that time if there is ANY chance of your being pregnant again they will not put it in. The procedure is an in office thing that takes about a half hour. You have pain for about 2 days then your back to normal.
There isn't any side effects that I know about that's are terrible.
The statics that they have done show that after you have an IUD taken out you can conceive as if you never had any birth control at all.
You or your partner should not be able to feel it. If by chance he does you are supposed to call your doctor right away.
Ask your doctor about the IUD he or she can give you pamphlets on it and you can decide that way. Also if you plan to have it check with insurance not all insurance pays for it. The cost is about $1000.00 if out of pocket. The IUD is something that has to be ordered so make sure you tell your doctor you want it so they can measure you and get it ordered. Hope all this helps and good luck.

Answer 3

Ok. I had an IUD put in about 5 months ago and here is how my experience has been. They should be able to put it in on your 6 week check up. So far the only side effect that I have had is having a period that is worse now then it was before I had it done. As far as the ability to have children I do not know but am fixing to try it out. My husband has not mentioned to me that he can feel it.

Answer 4

It depends on which IUD you choose. I have the ParaGard (copper) IUD. There's also a hormonal one (Mirena) but I don't know much about that one. I can fill you in on my experience with the ParaGard though. :)

I had mine put in roughly 2 months after having my second child. My ob/gyn told me to come in during my period because my cervix would already be dilated, so it would be less painful to insert. (He was right--I felt nothing!) It took approximately 2 minutes (if that) including inserting it and trimming the string. It's not so much a string as it is almost like a very thin piece of fishing line. I think some women have a problem with the string poking their husband during sex, but my ob/gyn left mine long enough that it actually slightly curls up around the lip of my cervix, so my husband doesn't know it's there.

It's non-hormonal, so it won't mess with your body like other hormonal forms of birth control. You DO still ovulate, and you DO still get a period. For the first few cycles after having it put in, my periods lasted a day or two longer than normal, and the flow was slightly heavier, but things are back to normal now. It's over 99% effective, and works because the copper "arms" that are inside make it impossible for the sperm to reach the egg to fertilize it. In the event that this DOES happen, the copper makes the uterine lining "unfavorable" for implantation. Women do become pregnant on the IUD, but it's very rare, and very uncommon. If you should happen to become pregnant, as long as you have your IUD removed as soon as you find out, most pregnancies are full term with no harm to the baby.

It's good for 10 years, and fertility isn't affected after having it removed. (Unlike with the patch, pill, Mirena, or other hormonal birth control which causes you not to ovulate, and generally requires an "adjustment period" after coming off of it before you become fertile again)

Things that CAN happen are that it can fall out because it's very tiny (that's why you have to check the string once a month to make sure the IUD is still in place, or it can move upwards and burrow itself into your uterus, causing an infection. This is very uncommon though.

That's all I can think to tell you now. If you don't have kids now, but want some in the future, I'd skip the Mirena and go with this one. It's copper--that's it. Won't affect your fertility, pump you full of hormones, make you all emotional, etc. like some hormonal birth control will. My ob/gyn hates the Mirena--he said they've had more complaints with that than the ParaGard, so they stopped offering it. :)

http://www.paragard.com

You can read more here about the side effects, how it works, etc.

Answer 5

had mine inserted 4 weeks P-P I would wait the 6 tho its a higher chance of expelling it at 4 weeks due to your uterus not being ready but this might be something your dr will discuss with you.

Side effects the most drastic one is absence of period! you shouldhnt have any other side effects. I did spot for 3 months and its likely that the insertion will trigger your period back up within days of insertion (ITS NORMAL) I used to spot more after sex but it only lasted 3 months
Take Iberpofin b4 u go to the DR to relieve any pain while insertion even tho it didnt hurt since your cervix is a lil open when your PP.

It may affect you having children in the futire. If you do plan on having children and your 100% u want more I wouldnt go with the IUD personally. Bc at the time of removal you take a chance that it will cause some damage and make you infertile. Its rare but it does happen. See i have 2 a boy and a girl so Ican complain i would like 1 more but 2 is also fine with me.

Will your partner feel it ot depends on his size and your size. My Partner did feel mine the 1st 3 months but with time the strings do soften a bit with semen and vaginal secretions. you can also tuck them away around your cervixs another option for this would be snipping the strings but I dont recomend this as your OBGY already sniped them to a lenght he she feels will be a good lenght when it comes to removal.

EDIT: out of pocket cost is $400 trust me I called Mirena myself and asked since at the time my insurance wasnt covering it but by the time I had my child it did cover it

Answer 6

No your partner would not be able to feel it their is only two threads outside the uterus to.

It will not make you infertile and most studies shows that after taking it out people concieve within a year.

Side effects: The two threads that are attacted to the outside of the uterus can become lose. Which of two things can happen. It comes out or goes inside the uterus which surgery is required to move it. That can cause tissue scaring and all kinds of stuff.

That is what made me choose pills. It seems to be the safest birth control method so far, you just have to take it everyday.

Another thing about the IUD you can have it removed at any time you dont have to have it five years.

Answer 7

Congratulations
There have been instances among my family and friends where IUD has gone wrong. One friend got a severe fungal infection which took almost an year ro cure. Another found it had slipped out of place - she found it in the WC. An aunt had to have an abortion done as despite using an IUD she had gotten pregnant. It wasn't a regular pregnancy though but an eptopic (I hope I've got the spelling correct ). She realized she had a feutus growing inside her fallopian tube and because of the risk to her own life had to have it aborted and lose a fallopian tube.
Everyone may not have had a problem, but I'm sharing what I've heard of them.

Answer 8

I have the Merena IUD. My OB put it in 8 weeks after I delivered my son. I guess that's about how long you should wait to decrease the likliehood of it falling out. I havn't had any side effects, I bled after he put it in for a couple of weeks, it was just a little crampy when he inserted it, it only took a few minutes. And no your partner shouldn't feel it. My OB told me that after I'm done breastfeeding that I will have about 3 mo where I spot here and there then after that I will not have any periods. Pregnancy protection, theoretically, works the moment it is put in. It last for 5 years. After my OB put it in I went back 4 weeks later to get my pap done and to make sure it was still in place. Any other questions to hesitate to e-mail me!

Answer 9

Not a big deal but the string(s) can be felt by your partner during intercourse. My husband could feel it and my friend said her husband could feel it too. In my case the doctor trimmed the string a bit shorter (which worries me when it's time to remove it).

Like a lot of the other ladies here I had a lot of discomfort in the first few months. Lots of bad cramping, heavy bleeding. Sharp pains that made me worry it was in the wrong position, I even had an ultrasound to ensure it's in properly. I've had it about 11 months now and it's fine. I just hope it stays this way.

Answer 10

I had a paraguard copper T inserted 8 years ago, and it's been great. At the beginning, as one person said, periods are heavier and the cramping is worse, but that does go away. The best part is, other than having the gyn. check it when you have your annual pap smear, you don't have to worry about it, it takes care of itself.
Good luck!
BTW, after reading some other answers, the chances of the strings becoming loose, or some odd thing like that, are practically nil. I've had mine for 8 years without any trouble at all.

Answer 11

I think you can put it in right after you have your baby, the only side effects that i had encoutered was my period was heavier for the first couple months and the cramping was worse, but it gets better after a few months, it will not alter your ability to get pregnant. You can take it out and get pregnant right after.And no your partner can't feel it.